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Contents
Section 1: Suffolk’s Education and Learning Landscape Page 3
Section 2: The Infrastructure Plan Page 4
Section 3: Place Planning Strategy
3.1. – Local Context Page 5
3.2. – Opening new, or extending existing schools
3.3. – Challenges to meet our Statutory Duties Page 6
3.4. – Our approach to Strategic Planning Page 8
Section 4: Identified Issues
4.1. – Countywide Headlines Page 10
4.2. – Babergh Page 12
4.3. – Forest Heath Page 16
4.4. – Ipswich Page 19
4.5. – Mid Suffolk Page 21
4.6. – St Edmundsbury Page 25
4.7. – Suffolk Coastal Page 27
4.8. – Waveney Page 30
Section 5: Appendices
App 1. – Projected school rolls Page 31
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Section 1 – Suffolk’s Education and Learning Landscape
The vision of Suffolk County Council’s Directorate for Health, Wellbeing and Children’s
Services is to encourage and enable all children and young people in Suffolk to aspire
to and achieve their potential. A key priority for the Council is improving attainment
and accelerating progress in Suffolk schools so that we exceed national attainment
and progress at all key stages. To that end, we aspire to be able to provide sufficient,
high quality places within a school organisation system that offers good schools for all
children within their local communities.
Suffolk has seen recent improvements in GCSE results and the development levels of
five-year-olds being ahead of National averages. In addition, there has once again
been an increase in the percentage of Suffolk children achieving a Good Level of
Development (GLD) in their Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) results this year. In
Suffolk 70.2% of children achieved a GLD this year, which is higher than national
averages. However, Suffolk is still performing poorly in some areas in comparison with
national trends and its statistical neighbours. Raising the Bar is a combined response
to tackle this issue – its focus is on the continued raising of attainment and aspirations
across young people in education throughout Suffolk. It is about linking the skills we
have in the county with the job opportunities available from employers, by improving
connections between the educator and employers. A recent progress report
demonstrated that Raising the Bar is having a positive effect in Suffolk, and the
percentage of students in Suffolk that achieved the Government’s minimum GCSE
threshold rose in 2015.
This work is being done in parallel with a significant shift in the way education and
learning is delivered and funded. The increased freedoms being exercised by
Academies and Free Schools have seen the Local Authority role in education become
a mix of provider, commissioner and strategic partner to the schools within the county.
As at May 2017, Suffolk’s learning and education was provided by:
Early Learning - Provision in early years is offered by a mix of private, voluntary and
independent (PVI) providers, school nursery classes and one nursery school. Suffolk
has a total of 496 PVI providers and 92 maintained nursery classes, categorised as:
125 day nurseries
158 pre-schools
12 independent schools
197 childminders
4 Governor Led Provision
91 Nursery Classes in Schools
1 Nursery School
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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - Currently Suffolk has the following facilities
for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision:
9 special schools
13 pupil referral units
7 specialist support centres
4 hearing impaired units
3 speech and language units
Schools – As at September 2017, Suffolk has a total of 173 maintained schools,
142 academies and 6 free schools, these are categorised as:
152 primary schools 99 primary academies
2 middle academies
8 secondary schools 32 secondary academies
4 special schools 4 special academies
9 pupil referral units 4 pupil referral unit academies
1 16-19 academy
6 free schools
Combined, the education and learning providers in Suffolk provide for approximately
102,000 children with 56,000 of primary school age, 36,000 of high school age,
approximately 1,200 in Special/Alternative Education and 7,000 in post-16 education.
Section 2 – The Education and Learning Infrastructure Plan
The Education and Learning Infrastructure Plan (ELIP) has been in place since
December 2014 and has continued to be developed as a living document due to the
uncertainty that surrounds countywide development; and was most recently reviewed by
Cabinet in March 2016, and will continue to be reviewed annually. It has already
informed Cabinet approval of seven new primary schools and two new SEND settings
across the county.
The aims of the plan are to facilitate a more collaborative approach to infrastructure
planning which is pivotal in creating a joint approach to this work and meeting the needs
outlined later in this document. The previous plan led to the creation of the Education
and Learning Infrastructure Planning Group that will continue to carry out the strategic
planning with operational groups to maximise the use of the expertise and knowledge of
council officers and colleagues from key partner organisations. This plan also feeds in
to the work of the Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Framework (SPIF).
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The key aims of the ELIP are to provide:
• A joined-up approach to planning the countywide infrastructure needs for all
education provision in the county.
• Key stakeholders with an understanding of place planning and the role the Local
Authority statutorily has to discharge.
• Local Planning Authorities with an understanding of the issues and pressures
faced and our shared responsibilities in sourcing sufficient places for education in
areas of housing growth and development.
The plan moves away from terminology that has historically defined pupil movement
such as ‘catchment areas’ or ‘pyramids’ of schools. This is not to say that these areas
are not necessary to make decisions in other areas of work, such as Admissions, but
whilst we strive to provide local schools for local communities there is also a strong
element of parental choice that impacts upon our decision-making.
Section 3 – School Place Planning
3.1 The Local Context
In contrast to Suffolk’s rural areas, the main urban areas and market towns are
expected to accommodate major growth in the form of urban extensions or new
communities. These developments are usually on the periphery of towns and often
some distance from existing schools and other community infrastructure.
In some areas of Suffolk, communities have already started to see the effects of
population change in it’s locale. This may be as the result of inward migration,
particularly where new developments are underway or planned. The county continues to
experience inconsistency in terms of future birth rates in certain areas of the county
decreasing, whilst other areas spike.
All of these factors, including changes in population age structure and new development
rates, are difficult to forecast with any degree of certainty. However, we have to be able
to respond flexibly to changing patterns of need and ensure that new investment takes
place in the most appropriate way and in the most appropriate location.
3.2 Opening new, or extending existing schools Schools are grouped into planning areas and where individual schools are forecast over
the Published Admissions Number (PAN), the overflow is redistributed across the
neighbouring schools with spaces. If there are insufficient spaces across an area, then
there is a need for more places. Once this need for additional places is identified, mainly
due to natural population growth or new housing developments, there are a number of
issues that need to be taken into consideration before solutions are identified.
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We look at all the local schools to determine the most appropriate for expansion.
Whether a school is maintained by the Local Authority or is an academy or free school
makes no difference to the decision of which school to expand, it will be the most
appropriate school to provide the places for young people. Criteria for this decision
include:
- Where do the children live?
- Where are any major housing developments located?
- Which schools have space to expand?
Whilst quality of provision is taken into account when exploring expansion options, in
some areas the solutions have to be driven by geographical and financial constraints
and whilst we would give serious consideration before deciding to expand a poorly
performing school, we do need to assess local need for local pupils. In some cases,
growth may be a catalyst for school improvement but we would ensure that any
expansion does not detract from the school plans and aspirations towards raising
attainment and the quality of teaching.
Other issues that need to be taken into consideration involve the school’s capacity to
expand. This is not just focused on the infrastructure, such as hall space, playing fields
or access, for example, but the management and staffing structuring of the school which
would likely need to change if a school were to expand.
Any new school that opens in the county would be a free school or voluntary aided
school. If this is a school that the Local Authority is opening, a free school presumption
process would be run (formerly an academy competition) to identify and recommend a
sponsor to the Secretary of State. Alternatively, academy or free school sponsors can
apply directly to the Department for Education to open a free school, and the decision to
open the school lies with the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC). Recently Suffolk
County Council have been actively working with the RSC to provide evidence of where
there is a need for new schools to ensure our place planning needs are understood and
form part of the free school process.
3.3 Challenges to meet statutory duties Early Years The LA is required to secure sufficient early learning places for eligible 2 year olds,
estimated at 40% of the total 2-year-old population, and all three and four year olds who
are entitled to early education from the term after their 3rd birthday. In addition, the LA is
required to secure sufficient childcare to enable parents to access work or training. This
entitlement is based on economic criteria.
In May 2015 it was announced that the government was increasing the provision of
free childcare from 15 to up to 30 hours a week for three and four year-olds. The
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offer, being introduced in September 2017, will be available to families where both
parents are working or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family. This has
huge infrastructure implications for Suffolk and work is underway to establish how this
demand can be met.
Special Educational Needs
Suffolk is an inclusive authority with the majority of children and young people with a
statement of special educational need placed in mainstream settings. There are
approximately around 12,000 Suffolk Children in state funded primary, secondary and
special schools who have an identified special need, with just over 3,500 of these
having a statement of special educational needs or Education Health and Care (EHC)
plan. Although the majority of these learners are supported in mainstream
environments, there has been a sharp increase in the demand for out of county
placements for children and young people with an increased level of additional
requirements. There remain particular pressures across the county on the availability of
Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
provision.
The profile of need in Suffolk is changing and it is predicted that the number of children
and young people with SEND will increase by 14% between 2001 and 2021. Recent
years have seen a significant increase in the number of pupils with a diagnosis of ASD
or SEMH requiring access to specialist education provision. This trend is expected to
continue over the next 5 years due to population growth and increased diagnosis rates.
Furthermore, there have been an increasing number of learners with diagnosis of ASD
and challenging behaviour, SEMH, or SLD. This change in the profile of need, in
addition to changes in the Suffolk demographic means that there will be a need to
increase the number of special school places by 2020.
Due to the inconsistency in the locations of SEND facilities as a whole, a large number
of children and young people have to travel across the county to access suitable
provision or go outside of Suffolk in order to do so, costing Suffolk County Council and
its partners millions of pounds per year. Post-16 provision is also insufficient with
significant gaps in provision for young people with particular types of SEND who are
leaving mainstream school at 16 but are wishing to stay on in education or training.
Schools
The number of school aged children and young people has grown as the county sees
spikes in localised population growth, net increases in immigration and a large amount
of new developments for the revitalised housing market. Our pupil forecasts show that
the mainstream school population will increase by over 7,500 (7.9%) in the next 5 years
(primary age increasing by 4%; secondary age increasing over 13% in this period).
Within this growth there are particular growth ‘hot spots’ such as Ipswich, North
Lowestoft and Forest Heath.
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Funding is always a constraint but has been a significant problem more recently due to
a change in distribution methodology devised by the Education Funding Agency (EFA)
which has hit Suffolk, and similar authorities hard. Our main source of funding is the
annual ‘Basic Need’ grant from the DfE. This will be £1million in 2016/17, £2 million in
2017/18. However, due to the efforts of officers this funding has increased to £11m in
2018/19. We have found sources of funding from corporate reserves to close the gap in
the short term that will ensure building projects already on site can be completed; in the
longer term these varying levels of Basic Need funding will have an impact on the
capital programme. We can also no longer rely on the proceeds of asset sales from
surplus sites to gain a capital receipt to fund new build. These sites could be required
for a free school, a decision made by the Secretary of State, or community use (e.g. a
new care home) and therefore would not available for sale.
3.4 Our approach to strategic planning
In response to the ever-changing educational landscape, the council require a flexible
and collaborative approach to school place planning. The previous versions of this
plan introduced the key aspects to the Council’s approach which form the foundation
of strategic planning for Suffolk’s future of education infrastructure.
This needs to be a collaborative and public approach to school place planning
whereby work is carried out closely with a variety of partners and stakeholders to
ensure a cohesive view of the educational outlay in Suffolk. An example of this being
increased working with colleagues across the Districts and Boroughs to share data
and intelligence that informs our decision making. For example, the LA providing
feedback to their Local Plan documents on the impact on local schools from potential
new housing developments. In some of the larger planned schemes, new schools may
be required.
Local planning authorities are required to demonstrate that they have a five-year supply
of deliverable housing sites, in accordance with paragraph 47 of the National Planning
Policy Framework (NPPF). Relevant policies for the supply of housing may not be
considered up-to-date if the local planning authority cannot demonstrate a five-year
supply of deliverable housing sites. This situation presents considerable challenges to
school place planning because of the lack of advance warning regarding the details and
quantum of new housing development in a particular area. Where SCC is responding to
significant levels of development that has not been set out in adopted Local Plans, this
has been identified as “Developer Led” in section 4.2 onwards.
As a result of the scale of the increase in pupil numbers that the county is due to see,
particularly in concentrated areas, there has been, and will continue to be an emphasis
on the use of high quality temporary accommodation whilst schools are growing.
Although these should not be viewed as a long-term option, it will reduce costs in the
short to medium term to accommodate pupils as they move through the year groups
until a permanent build is required.
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Due to the lack of locally held capital funding there is an ever-increasing importance on
securing appropriate developer contributions, be it Section 106 or Community
Infrastructure Levy, towards the cost of school development. In some cases, this may
also require the developer to pay for additional land to allow a school to expand where
new developments are agreed. These will need to be prioritised to meet the costs of
school and early years provision as without this there is unlikely to be sufficient funding.
Any new school building should facilitate Early Years and SEND provision as
appropriate, based on demand, so that young children and pupils are able to attend
their local pre-schools and schools. Expansions to existing schools will have to be
considered on a case by case basis in liaison with colleagues from the respective
teams. If there is already Early Years or SEND provision at those school this provision
could also be expanded, alongside the mainstream provision, if there is the local need
and subject to legal requirements.
The process for prioritising school building projects aims to use the limited funding to
achieve best value and acceptance of the new ‘off the peg’ school designs introduced
by the DfE which, although cost effective, are more basic than Suffolk is perhaps used
to. We will also continue to work in partnership with neighbouring Local Authorities on
the issues of standards for school designs and share good practice at a technical level.
In some parts of the country, two or more LAs have introduced economies of scale by
collaborating on school design and building projects that affect young people on the
borders of their respective authority areas.
In appropriate circumstances, there may be the need to hand over the design and
construction of a new school to the housing developers. Developers are becoming more
challenging of Suffolk’s design and construction costs for schools and would like the
opportunity to explore this further with us using the appropriate benchmarking data.
This route of delivery would need careful consideration given the current system is
offering good quality, on time delivery, and cost at or below national and regional
benchmarks. Any new school would be built to the required ‘Building Bulletin’
standards, as set out in the DfE designs, and to the agreed timescales.
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Section 4 – Identified Issues
4.1. County-wide place planning headlines
On the page 11 are two maps of the primary and secondary ‘hotspot’ areas of the
county. The areas shaded red and orange are identified as having the greatest need
for additional places across the county based on natural population growth, for primary
these areas being North Lowestoft, Ipswich, Forest Heath, Bury St Edmunds, an area
of Mid Suffolk and an area of Haverhill. This does not take into account future housing
development needs. The areas expected to see the most pressure for additional
places based on population growth for Secondary Schools are the Mildenall area,
Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds, Babergh, the area south of Lowestoft and Ipswich,
particularly to the east of the town.
Appendix 1 shows two graphs outlining predicted increases/decreases in primary and
secondary pupils across the county. These figures are for illustration purposes only
and are not specifically used for local planning or education planning purposes. This
is trend-based data taken from the Office of National Statistics 2014- based sub-
national population projections and do not include specific assumptions about growth
from new housing developments. Being trend-based, there are no policy assumptions
on housing growth for example. Furthermore, this data is based on patterns over the
last five years which were influenced by the recession and lower levels of national
migration.
Suffolk is currently experiencing a rise in demand for primary places across the county
which is due to level out within the next three academic years, before a slight decline
toward the middle of the next decade. The need for secondary places however is now
due to rise as the increase in primary pupils filters through into the secondary system
from 2016, and rolls will continue to steadily rise for the next 10 years. Once again,
this is trend-based and does not specifically include population increases through new
housing developments or pre-recession levels of national migration, so we expect
these increases to be higher than those indicated.
In the individual issues listed in this section the ‘increase forecast from’ is the year that
the first houses of the development are likely to be built and as such the first pupils
from that development may need a school place. However, it must be noted that this
is not likely to be the year that a solution is required and/or completed as the local
schools may have the capacity to accommodate the early flows of pupils. Within the
solution element of the issues listed will be the date, if available, of when the
infrastructure changes are planned to take place.
Special Education solutions have not been included due to a sufficiency project
currently underway that will inform the current and future needs of the provision.
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Primary School Hotspot Map
Secondary Hotspot Map
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4.2. Babergh
All housing figures in the following sections are as known at time of drafting and are subject to
change as greater certainty is known.
a) Ipswich (Wolsey Grange)
Issue: Proposed development of 475 houses adjacent to London Road (nr Suffolk One)
Potential Solutions:
Early Years: Early years have requested contributions for this development as although
there are some places in this cluster there are insufficient places to support the
development.
Primary: Preferred option for a new primary school to open on the site of the development.
Any new school should have the capability to expand due to potential of further growth
arising in this area. A Free School bid has been accepted but due to the timing of the
development it may be withdrawn if it cannot be delivered by the end of this current Free
School programme.
Secondary: Pupils will likely attend the recently rebuilt Chantry Academy and with the
additional growth across the area a project is in place to explore the expansion of the school
by one form of entry (1FE)
Increase Forecast from: 2019/20 Funding: Free School/Developer Contributions
b) Shotley
Issue: Proposed developments at Shotley Marina and HMS Ganges for 150 and 285 houses respectively.
Early Years: Options will need to be explored to ensure that there are sufficient Early Years
places in this locality.
Primary: Although there is spare capacity in the locality currently, there is a need to
investigate the impact on the local primary provision, particularly Shotley Primary.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Holbrook Academy although places at the school will
be limited. Monitoring growth to establish if expansion of school will be required.
Increase Forecast from: 2019 Funding: Part Developer Contributions
c) Holbrook
Issue: Proposed development in Holbrook of 78 houses.
Early Years: The Council will continue to monitor the number of places in this locality.
Primary: Although there is spare capacity in the locality there is a need to monitor the
impact on the local primary provision, particularly Holbrook Primary.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Holbrook Academy although places at the school are
limited and combined growth in the wider area may lead to the need to expand the school.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
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d) Brantham
Issue: Proposed development of 320 houses
Early Years: Although there is not a nursery class in Brantham, depending on the size of
this development there may be sufficient places in the surrounding cluster for children.
Primary: Funding from developer contributions required to extend Brooklands Primary
School from 1 Form of Entry (FE) to 2 FE. The school site can cope with this size of
expansion.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend East Bergholt although places at the school will be
limited. Monitoring growth to establish if expansion of school will be required.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
e) East Bergholt
Issue: Potential cross-border demand from new housing in North Essex needs to be monitored.
Early Years: There are sufficient places in local clusters to support developments across
the border.
Primary: There is spare capacity in the locality so no additional places needed at this stage
but this needs to be monitored longer term.
Secondary: Pupils may attend East Bergholt Academy across the border into Suffolk and
therefore we would need to see how this affected the school.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: None confirmed at this stage
f) Great Cornard
Issue: Initial development of 166 houses in the area.
Early Years: According to this year’s figures there are insufficient Early Years places in
Great Cornard. A developer contribution has been requested to increase provision in this
area.
Primary: Need to look at expanding local primary provision by 0.5 FE, if additional places
are required for the initial 166 dwellings.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Thomas Gainsborough Academy although places at
the school will be limited. Monitoring growth to establish if expansion of school will be
required.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
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g) Sudbury (Chilton Woods)
Issue: Proposed development of up to 1,250 houses on the northern side of Sudbury.
Early Years: A developer contribution has been requested to increase provision in this area
as additional Early Years places may be needed due to the level of development expected
in Sudbury.
Primary: Former site of All Saints Middle School is available for a new 315 place primary
school, depending on confirmation of the masterplan. A Free School bid has been accepted
but due to the timing of the development it may be withdrawn if it cannot be delivered by the
end of this current Free School programme.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Ormiston Sudbury although places at the school will
be limited and available places will need to be monitored when more certainly on timescales
are known.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: Free School/Developer Contributions
h) Sudbury (East)
Issue: Proposed minimum of 500 new units as set out in Babergh’s local plan.
Early Years: The Council is exploring options to decide the best course of action for
increasing provision in Sudbury, as per Chilton Woods above.
Primary: A development of this size would normally require a primary school site to be
reserved and build costs to come from developer contributions. Need to consider Chilton
Woods solution being future-proofed to deal with further demand.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Ormiston Sudbury although places at the school will
be limited. Monitoring growth to establish if expansion of school will be required.
Increase Forecast from: 2021 Funding: Developer Contributions
i) Sudbury (People’s Park)
Issue: Development of up to 100 houses
Early Years: The Sudbury area is expecting a high level of development and the council is
working with providers across the town to ensure sufficient places.
Primary: Local Primary places monitored to ensure sufficient places are available.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Ormiston Sudbury although places at the school will
be limited. Monitoring growth to establish if expansion of school will be required.
Increase Forecast from: 2016 Funding: Part Developer Contributions
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j) Hadleigh
Issue: Proposed strategic allocation for 250 houses although this number could rise.
Early Years: There are expected sufficient Early Years places in this area.
Primary: Space currently exists within the local primary provision. This will be monitored to
ensure expansion is not required.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Hadleigh Academy although places at the school will
be limited and expansion options may need to be considered.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
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4.3. Forest Heath
a) Brandon
Issue: Growth in the Brandon area will be on a much smaller scale than anticipated.
Early Years: Brandon is currently experiencing high pressure for Early Years places. The
Council is therefore investigating options of securing sufficient places in the locality which
would take into account any additional housing growth.
Primary: Both local primary schools are being expanded by 0.5FE to ensure sufficient
places in the area.
Secondary: It is likely that pupils from Brandon would travel to either Mildenhall College
Academy or IES Breckland for Secondary provision. The increase in pupil numbers at both
of these schools will need to be monitored.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: SCC and Developer Funding
b) Mildenhall
Issue: Population growth in the area. Longer term plans include possible expansion of Mildenhall to the west of approximately 1,600 new homes.
Early Years: The Council is working in the town to ensure sufficient Early Years places in
the area, additional infrastructure requirements likely to be part of new primary provision.
Primary: A number of expansion projects are taking place at Great Heath, Beck Row and
West Row Primary Schools to add an additional 2FE. For the longer-term development
approval has been received for a new Primary 315 place primary school. SCC will be
seeking both land and building cost from the developers. Plans are also dependent on the
future of the airbase which is to be progressed in 2017.
Secondary: Mildenhall College Academy will see a rise in the number of pupils attending
as housing developments across the Forest Heath area progress. It is anticipated that the
school will be able to provide accommodation for some levels of increase in pupil numbers,
however demand will need to be monitored and a new High School will be considered if
demand exceeds expansion possibilities.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: SCC and Developer Funding
c) Lakenheath
Issue: Significant housing proposed for approximately 800 dwellings
Early Years: The Council continues to work to ensure that there are an adequate number
of Early Years places in this area including a potential solution at a new Primary School.
Primary: A new primary school is being planned. A site has been identified and SCC are working with planning colleagues to progress this.
Secondary: See Mildenhall
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
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d) Red Lodge
Issue: Population growth and further development of an additional 1,100 houses.
Early Years: There are currently three early years’ providers in Red Lodge. However due to
housing growth a further Early Years provision in planned on the second primary school
site.
Primary: Second primary school required to cover the initial development. SCC has
identified a potential site and is progressing the construction of this new school with the
identified academy sponsor.
Secondary: See Mildenhall
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: SCC and Developer Funding
e) Kentford
Issue: Development applications for up to 150 houses in the area.
Early Years: The local provision will not have sufficient places to support this development;
as such The Council is exploring the solution to expand provision near to Kentford.
Primary: Plans to develop Moulton Primary School are underway to accommodate the
additional places. This requires additional land to allow this to happen. Also need to monitor
developments in Cambridgeshire (Kennett) that could impact on place demand within the
local primary school.
Secondary: Pupils from this area are likely to attend Newmarket Academy where it is
expected there will be sufficient places.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
f) Newmarket
Issue: Population growth and potential housing developments of approximately 750 houses to be built across the town.
Early Years: Additional Early Years provision is needed in this area. The Council is
currently exploring possible options.
Primary: SCC is in the process of delivering an additional 1 FE required to cover population
increase and initial development stages. Houldsworth Valley Primary School is being
expanded to deal with population growth. Longer term a new primary school is likely to be
required.
Secondary: There will be sufficient provision available Newmarket Academy in the short-
term with expansion being explored for future demand beyond that.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: SCC and Developer Funding
g) Exning
Issue: Proposed developments of approximately 400 houses.
Early Years: This is likely to add pressure to existing places and the Council is exploring
the option of expanding existing provision in the area.
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Primary: Will add pressure to existing primary places, need to monitor and evaluate the
need to expand local school as developments come forward.
Secondary: There will be sufficient provision available Newmarket Academy in the short-
term with expansion being explored for future demand beyond that.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
h) Eriswell
Issue: Potential development of approximately 550 houses contrary to local plan.
Early Years: Additional infrastructure to meet Early Years demand will likely be met
alongside new Primary provision.
Primary: New Primary provision may be required as development of houses will be in
addition to the sale of former military accommodation in the area coming onto the open
market.
Secondary: See Mildenhall
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: Developer Contributions
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4.4. Ipswich
a) Ipswich (Garden Suburb)
Issue: 3,500 houses planned over the lifetime of the development.
Early Years: There is a need for additional places in this area and the Council is currently
exploring possible options as part of wider education infrastructure solutions.
Primary: There are few empty places in local primaries although temporary accommodation
could be used at a school during the transition period. SCC will be seeking full developer
contributions for three new primary schools plus sites that are suitable for expansion for
each.
Secondary: In the short term there are available places at Westbourne and Ormiston
Endeavour Academies which could provide some secondary capacity until critical mass is
reached for the new high school. SCC will be seeking full developer contributions for a new
high school and an appropriate site.
Increase Forecast from: 2019 Funding: Developer Contributions
b) Ipswich (Old Norwich Road)
Issue: 227 units being planned for development on Old Norwich Road
Early Years: In this area there will be a need for further Early Years places and the Council
is currently exploring possible options as part of wider education infrastructure solutions.
Primary: Local primary provision will be monitored to ensure sufficient places are available.
Secondary: Ormiston Endeavour Academy is expected to provide sufficient secondary
places pupils from this development but is to be monitored alongside the IGS project (4.4a)
Increase Forecast from: 2019 Funding: Developer Contributions
c) Ipswich – Central
Issue: Population growth and potential new developments of approximately 1,500 units on the IP1 area.
Early Years: There is a need for additional places in this area and The Council is currently
exploring possible options.
Primary: SCC received approval to open a new 210 place primary school to serve central Ipswich. However, a Free School bid was accepted in 2016 and the EFA are working to secure a site and build the school.
Secondary: Secondary Schools across Ipswich will see increases in pupil numbers as
population growth and developments across the town progress. It is expected that students
will attend schools around the town, although these schools will need monitoring.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Free School
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d) Ipswich (East - former St Clements and Co-op sites)
Issue: New housing development of up to 227 units on the site of the former St Clements Hospital and two developments around the Co-op site in Derby Road, for approx. 150 units.
Early Years: There will be a need for additional places and the Council is looking into the
possible solutions alongside other education infrastructure solutions.
Primary: Exploring expansion of Rose Hill Primary School to 420 on land adjacent to
school.
Secondary: Copleston High School is expected to see a rise in pupil numbers and a project
is underway to consider expansion options of the school.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
e) Ipswich (Ravenswood)
Issue: Potential for approximately 100 units being developed in the area.
Early Years: There will be a need for additional places in this area and the Council are
currently exploring possible options to create sufficient places.
Primary: Look to expand local Primary provision as appropriate.
Secondary: It is anticipated that there will be sufficient places at Ipswich Academy to
provide places for pupils in this area.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: Developer Contributions
f) Sproughton
Issue: Proposed 150 houses on redevelopment at Elton Park (SHLAA site)
Early Years: There has been a request for developer contributions to increase Early Years
provision in this area through the Wolsey Grange development (see Babergh section).
Primary: Investigate impact on local primary provision, particularly Sproughton Primary.
Secondary: Pupils would likely attend Claydon and Westbourne Academies, although
places at the school will be limited. Monitoring growth to establish if expansion of school will
be required.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
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4.5. Mid Suffolk
a) Bramford
Issue: Expected development of 130 houses to the north of the village and 172 at Papermill Lane.
Early Years: Early Years provision in Bramford has limited available places which will need
to be monitored while solutions are explored.
Primary: Expansion of current primary provision in the village is being considered.
Secondary: As developments in this area begin to progress the places at Claydon High
School will need to be monitored as the increase in pupil numbers will add pressure for
places at the High School.
Increase Forecast from: 2019 Funding: Developer Contributions
b) Great Blakenham
Issue: 500 houses currently being built in the area.
Early Years: Contributions have been requested to create additional places in this area.
Primary: Investment going ahead at Claydon Primary School to expand.
Secondary: There will be a need to monitor places at Claydon High School.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
c) Needham Market
Issue: Potential development of up to 266 new houses at Lake Park, this could be closer to 450 across Needham Market as a whole. Also potential 150 units at Barking Road in the south of the town
Early Years: At Present there are sufficient places within Needham Market.
Primary: SCC believes expansion of Bosmere Primary School, including taking on middle
school playing fields, is a viable long term solution for the growth in the area.
Secondary: Stowmarket High School is forecast to have sufficient places to provide places
for pupils from this development, however will have to be monitored as other developments
progress.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
d) Stowmarket (Ashes Farm)
Issue: Potential development of 400 houses.
Early Years: The Council is exploring options to expand local provisions to ensure places
to cater for the new development.
Primary: The housing will generate approximately 100 primary pupils. Chilton Primary
School would require an increase to 315 places.
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Secondary: Stowmarket High School is forecast to have sufficient places to provide places
for pupils from this development, however will have to be monitored as other developments
progress.
Increase Forecast from: 2019 Funding: Developer Contributions
e) Stowmarket (Cedars Park)
Issue: Potential continued development at Cedars Park, possibly a further 100 houses. Developer aspiration for further 150 new units in the area.
Early Years: There are insufficient places in this area and the Council has requested
contributions to increase provision in this locality.
Primary: Likely need for further primary places as the Cedars Park development continues to grow. The primary school site is restricted. Some of these places will be provided at Trinity CEVA Primary School, as the school can expand by 0.5 FE if needed.
Secondary: Both Stowupland and Stowmarket High Schools will need to be monitored as
pupil numbers increase at the school.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
f) Stowmarket (Chilton Leys)
Issue: Potential developments at Chilton Leys and land south of Union Road of over 1,100 houses when sites are combined. 300 are approved with over 800 to follow from 2019.
Early Years: The Council is exploring options to create additional places in this area.
Primary: Need for a new 210-315 place primary school to mitigate the impact of two
housing sites identified in the Stowmarket Area Action plan. A Free School bid has been
accepted for this school and the EFA are progressing that. Chilton Primary School could
take places in the interim period.
Secondary: Stowmarket High School is forecast to have sufficient places to provide places
for pupils from this development.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Free School/Developer Contributions
g) Stowmarket (Farriers Road)
Issue: Proposed development of up to 185 units
Early Years: The Council is exploring possible options to ensure sufficient provision in this
area.
Primary: Combs Ford Primary School should be able to accommodate the increase in
primary school pupils.
Secondary: There should be sufficient space at Stowmarket High School to provide places
for pupils from this development, although places will need to be monitored as other
developments begin to take effect.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
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h) Stowmarket (ATCO Bosch)
Issue: 182 units proposed for ATCO Bosch site in Stowmarket
Early Years: Early Years places in this locality will be a need to be monitored.
Primary: Places at Abbot’s Hall Primary will need to be monitored.
Secondary: Stowmarket High School will have spaces, however will need to be monitored
as several developments in the area will have an effect on this school.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
i) Stowupland
Issue: Development of 175 houses plus aspirations for a further 300 units contrary to the local plan
Early Years: It is anticipated that current provision will provide sufficient places in
Stowupland, but the Council will continue to monitor this area.
Primary: Some capacity at local Primary (Freemans) but would need to monitor.
Secondary: There is a need to monitor places at Stowupland High School
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
j) Thurston
Issue: Potential development of 827 houses.
Early Years: Depending on the size of this development the Council will explore various
solutions to ensure sufficient Early Years places.
Primary: Exploring options to deliver new primary school in response to developer led
growth. This could be the relocation of the existing school with additional places added.
Secondary: Pupils from this area will most likely attend Thurston Community College. Pupil
numbers in this area are expected to rise as several small developments progress,
therefore the pupil numbers at the school will need to be monitored.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
k) Elmswell
Issue: Redevelopment of Former Grampian Harris for 190 dwellings. An additional 450 units in the area is proposed.
Early Years: The Council continue to monitor the availability of places in this area.
Primary: Expand existing primary school with possibility of second primary school if further
growth comes through
Secondary: Pupils will likely attend Thurston Community College, which will need
monitoring as the area sees a rise in pupil numbers.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
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l) Woolpit
Issue: Potential development of approximately 300 houses.
Early Years: The Council continue to monitor the availability of places in this area.
Primary: Whilst there is some capacity at Woolpit Primary School, numbers will need to be
monitored while options are explored to expand the school if possible or provide new
primary places elsewhere.
Secondary: Number of options being explored due to levels of growth
Increase Forecast from: 2019 Funding: Developer Contributions
m) Bacton
Issue: Potential development of 500 houses due to developer led growth.
Early Years: Additional infrastructure to meet Early Years demand will likely be met
alongside new Primary provision.
Primary: Currently exploring the option to relocate the primary school to the former middle
school site to create extra capacity.
Secondary: Places at Stowupland High School will need to be monitored.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
n) Debenham
Issue: Potential development of 600 houses due to developer led growth.
Early Years: Additional infrastructure to meet Early Years demand will likely be met
alongside any new Primary provision.
Primary: There is currently capacity in the local primary provision but this will need to be
monitored to ensure sufficient places are available.
Secondary: Currently exploring options for increasing secondary provision.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
o) Eye
Issue: Potential development of 280 houses.
Early Years: Existing provision in this area should be sufficient to meet local need,
including the housing development.
Primary: Expand local primary provision in the area (St Peter & St Paul) and ensure local
secondary provision is also able to accommodate additional numbers.
Secondary: It is expected that pupils from this development will attend Hartistmere High
School but this will need to be monitored as pupil numbers rise in this area and create
pressure on existing provision.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
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4.6. St Edmundsbury
a) Stanton
Issue: Potential housing development of approximately 100 units in the area.
Early Years: An Early Years placement has been developed in this locality, however the
area will still need to be monitored.
Primary: The primary school has moved to the middle school site to improve facilities and to guard against anticipated future housing growth in the area which is likely but not yet agreed.
Secondary: Although there are currently available places at Thurston Community College,
the school will have to be monitored as a number of developments begin in the area.
Demand Increase from: 2017 Funding: SCC
b) Ixworth
Issue: Potential development of approximately 300 houses, although this number could rise.
Early Years: The Council will need to monitor the places in this area.
Primary: Working up the option of relocation of the existing primary school. This relocation would include additional places for growth.
Secondary: Thurston Community College will experience some pressure for places as the
various developments across the borough unfold. There will therefore be a need to monitor
the available places at Thurston.
Demand Increase from: 2019 Funding: SCC and Developer Contributions
c) Bury St Edmunds
Issue: Completion of School Organisation Review and significant planned housing development of 4,884 units.
Early Years: Additional provision will be needed in this area. The Council is exploring the
options to ensure sufficient Early Years places.
Primary: Discussions are being held with Abbotts Green Primary School to increase the
intake by 1FE. Further places to be provided by two new primary schools and a potential
expansion to Howard Primary which has been relocated to the former middle school site.
Secondary: New high school, Sybil Andrews Academy, now built in the Moreton Hall area
providing the initial 600 places. Strategic plan is for this school to expand to support 900
places when the future housing comes forward.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: SCC and Developer Funding, Free
School
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d) Barrow
Issue: Approved development for 100 houses plus a further 75 allocated.
Early Years: The Council is working to ensure a solution to provide sufficient Early Years
places in Barrow.
Primary: Currently exploring solutions, expansion of Barrow Primary is possible.
Secondary: Secondary places at County Upper will need to be monitored as housing
developments in Bury as well as Barrow start to take effect in the town.
Demand Increase from: 2019 Funding: Developer Contributions
e) Great Whelnetham
Issue: Potential development of 80 houses (dependent on further consideration of Development Briefs covering allocated sites).
Early Years: The size of this development will determine the course of action needed.
Primary: Currently exploring solution to expand Gt Whelnetham Primary if required.
Secondary: Pupils will likely attend King Edward VI Upper School which is forecast to
experience some pressure for places. However, the site is constrained and so SCC will
need to find a solution that allows for the requirements of the site.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
f) Kedington
Issue: 60 houses being built with a further 40 allocated.
Early Years: There are limited Early Years places in Kedington and so options will need to be explored to ensure sufficient places. Primary: We are currently exploring solutions to expand Kedington Primary if required.
Secondary: Samuel Ward Academy is forecast to experience pressure for school places in
the next few years.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: SCC & Developer Contributions
g) Haverhill
Issue: Proposed long term developments to the north and west of 1,150 houses. A further 2,500 new homes to be developed to the north east of the town by 2031.
Early Years: This area will need to be monitored; there will be a need for additional places
in this area.
Primary: Requirement for one new primary school for the initial development in the north west of the town and a further two new primary schools for the second development on the north east of the town, plus appropriate sites to build these upon.
Secondary: Need to ensure local secondary provision is able to cope with additional
population growth.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
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4.7. Suffolk Coastal
a) Framlingham
Issue: New housing developments proposed for the area for up to 400 houses.
Early Years: Although there are some places in the cluster it is expected that children from
the above development will exceed these places and therefore the Council is exploring
options to create additional places in the area.
Primary: Sir Robert Hitchams CEVC Primary School to be expanded now that site solution
has been found and agreed.
Secondary: It is anticipated that there will be sufficient places at Thomas Mills High School.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
b) Saxmundham/Kelsale/Benhall
Issue: Planned additional housing in the area with consent given for a further 170 at Saxmundham.
Early Years Solution: This development will need additional Early Years places to be
created and Developer Contributions have been sought, the Council will continue exploring
possible options to ensure sufficient places in this area.
Primary Solution: Capacity has been increased at two of the local primary schools, and a
project is ongoing at Saxmundham Primary. Any further growth would likely need to be met
at Saxmundham Primary as required.
Secondary Solution: Pupils in this area are likely to attend Alde Valley Academy, which
will have sufficient places.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
c) Leiston
Issue: Proposed development of up to 500 houses in the town.
Early Years: Places in this area will need to be monitored.
Primary: Investigate local primary provision in the area to ensure capacity is available or
local schools are able to expand to accommodate growth.
Secondary: Alde Valley Academy has sufficient places to meet demand.
Increase Forecast from: 2021 Funding: Developer Contributions
d) Rendlesham
Issue: Proposed additional housing of up 100 units in the area with the potential for a 100 further units at a later date.
Early Years: This development will need additional Early Years places to be created.
Primary: Require developer contributions to increase capacity of local school to 420.
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Secondary: It is likely that pupils will attend Farlingaye High School, which is forecast to
experience pressure for places and therefore will need to be monitored.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
e) Woodbridge/Melton
Issue: Potential housing of up to 500 houses in the longer term.
Early Years Solution: This development will need additional Early Years places to be
created.
Primary Solution: Investigate local primary provision in the area to ensure capacity is
available or local schools are able to expand to accommodate growth. Also ensure that
local secondary provision, already at capacity, is able to expand as appropriate.
Secondary Solution: It is expected that pupils in this area will likely attend Farlingaye High
School, which will need monitoring. Also monitor development at Adastral Park.
Increase Forecast from: 2019 Funding: Developer Contributions
f) Martlesham (Adastral Park)
Issue: Proposed development of approximately 2,000 new houses.
Early Years: This development will need additional Early Years places to be created.
Primary: Requirement for land and developer contributions to meet the needs of primary
places (420 place primary school) arising from such a large development, and land to be
reserved for secondary school which might be needed in the future depending on future
development. Site identified for both in initial plans.
Secondary: The development, and associated contributions, should provide options for a
new secondary school or the ability to expand an existing school. Forecasting figures would
be considered to establish the preferred option.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
g) Martlesham
Issue: A potential development of approximately 250 units in the next 5-10 years.
Early Years: Places in existing provisions will be monitored.
Primary: SCC is exploring options to expand Martlesham Primary.
Secondary: Existing provision will be monitored to ensure places are available. Also
dependent on the Adastral park solution (4.7b) if that development goes ahead.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
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h) Kesgrave
Issue: Land East of Bell Lane for approximately 300 houses
Early Years: Places in existing provisions will be monitored.
Primary: SCC is exploring options to expand Cedarwood Primary by 0.5FE
Secondary: Existing provision will be monitored to ensure places are available. Also
dependent on the Adastral park solution if that development goes ahead.
Increase Forecast from: 2018 Funding: Developer Contributions
i) Ipswich (Trinity Park)
Issue: Proposed 300 units on the outskirts of Ipswich
Early Years: Places in this area need to be monitored.
Primary: The local primary schools are unlikely to have sufficient places to accommodate
pupils from this development, and therefore solutions are being explored to identify
sufficient places in this area.
Secondary: Existing provision on that side of Ipswich should be able to accommodate
additional pupils from this development.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: None confirmed at this stage
j) Felixstowe/Trimleys
Issue: Proposed housing developments of approximately 1,800 houses across the town.
Early Years: Due to the size of this development the Council is exploring options for the
creation of additional places in these clusters.
Primary: The distribution of these houses in the Area Action Plan will be important in
determining the impact on primary schools in the area and where new places and/or new
schools will be required. Preferred solution at this point is for a new primary school in the
town.
Secondary: Felixstowe Academy should have sufficient places to provide for pupils from
these developments but this will be monitored as housing growth progresses.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Developer Contributions
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4.8. Waveney
a) Woods Meadow
Issue: Planned development of 876 new homes at Woods Meadow.
Early Years: An Early Years solution will be provided in this area on the site of the primary
school as per the solution below.
Primary: Need for a new 210 place primary school funded through developer contributions
(and land). A Free School bid has been accepted for this school and the EFA are
progressing that with SCC as a joint delivery project. There will, however, likely be a need
for temporary places in the area to cater for this development in the short term until the new
school is built. Oulton Broad Primary School may require expansion in the interim period
until the new primary school is built.
Secondary: Pupils are likely to go to the Benjamin Britten School which is forecast to have
sufficient places to accommodate pupils from this development.
Increase Forecast from: 2017 Funding: Free School/Developer Contributions
b) Lake Lothing
Issue: A proposed large development mainly along the southern bank, of mixed commercial and residential use (up to 1,520 dwellings) up to 2025.
Early Years: This development will need additional Early Years places to be created.
Primary: A new primary school site has been identified in the Area Action Plan with land
and build costs to be provided by developers.
Secondary: East Point Academy is likely to have sufficient places for pupils from this
development.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: Developer Contributions
c) Bungay
Issue: New development of 115 houses proposed for the area.
Early Years: It is expected that current provisions will have sufficient places in this area;
however, this is dependent on the number of houses once the development is confirmed.
Primary: Investigate local primary provision in the area to ensure capacity is available or
local schools are able to expand to accommodate growth.
Secondary: There will be sufficient places at Bungay High School which is where pupils are
likely to go.
Increase Forecast from: 2020 Funding: Developer Contributions
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Section 7 – Appendices
Appendix 1 – Projected School Rolls